Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid green and silver. Surface is ground with some flaking. Tapered at both ends. Proximal end has a suspension hole drilled from both sides (slightly skewed) and sides are slightly squared off. Distal end is rounded with a curved bevel on one side, possibly indicating that this may have been made from a chisel.
Provenance Place:
Waipapa Landing, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D33.882
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waipapa Landing, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 67 x 12 x 8mm
- Credit Line
- David Teviotdale Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D33.882
- On Display
- No
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